The Next 100 best movies from the 80's (5 Viewers)

[shuke]

Working from home today so will try to sprinkle in a few picks.

 

[shuke]

83 (tie). Christine
shuke - #34

I know people are looking for horror, but not sure if they were looking for good ones like this or cheesy horror that dominated video store shelves at the time.

Another great by Carpenter that just has an eerie mood to it. Keith Gordon is perfectly casted and Alexendra Paul really did it for me at the time.

 

[shuke]

83 (tie). Dragnet
Lambskin - #34

 

[Scoresman]

83 (tie). Christine
shuke - #34

I know people are looking for horror, but not sure if they were looking for good ones like this or cheesy horror that dominated video store shelves at the time.

Another great by Carpenter that just has an eerie mood to it. Keith Gordon is perfectly casted and Alexendra Paul really did it for me at the time.

A great one, definitely . I think this one was 61 or 62 on my list. Just missed being a lot higher on this list.

 

[STBootleg]

94 (tie). Young Guns
Lambskin - #39

"Did you guys see the size of that chicken?"

Peyote

 

[zamboni]

83 (tie). Christine
shuke - #34

I know people are looking for horror, but not sure if they were looking for good ones like this or cheesy horror that dominated video store shelves at the time.

Another great by Carpenter that just has an eerie mood to it. Keith Gordon is perfectly casted and Alexendra Paul really did it for me at the time.

I liked this one a lot. Thought it was among the most faithful adaptations of a King novel. Keith Gordon indeed played a effective creepy guy - hope we see him again later in this countdown.

 

[shuke]

First post updated.

 

[shuke]

83 (tie). Christine
shuke - #34

I know people are looking for horror, but not sure if they were looking for good ones like this or cheesy horror that dominated video store shelves at the time.

Another great by Carpenter that just has an eerie mood to it. Keith Gordon is perfectly casted and Alexendra Paul really did it for me at the time.

A great one, definitely . I think this one was 61 or 62 on my list. Just missed being a lot higher on this list.

If you would have had it at 60 it would only have added 1 point to the total so would only have moved it up maybe a spot.

 

[JAA]

lol back to the future 2

The complete list of this is going to be completely flawed. Frankly, the concept of having 2 or 3 people generate the list of 100 movies is comical. However, we love our clique schtick here so ...

SIGN ME UP!!

Bro, stop.

Don't get all mad at what you yourself created. If you can't take criticism, why on earth did you choose to post your favorite 80s movies on an internet message board? I mean, you even saw the previous thread. What did you expect to happen here?

I'm not talking about criticism of the picks. Have at it. I'm talking about the whining about not being included. This wasn't set out to be all inclusive, sorry. I think these are more interesting when you have limited opinions, because it generates more discussion on what picks are good/bad.

Look, stop begging for me to be in your club. I offered once, you turned me down, and the internet never forgets. Im not talking about this anymore.

 

[shuke]

Next up is another 2-way tie for #81, and one of them is our first movie picked by 2 people.

 

[Scoresman]

83 (tie). Christine
shuke - #34

I know people are looking for horror, but not sure if they were looking for good ones like this or cheesy horror that dominated video store shelves at the time.

Another great by Carpenter that just has an eerie mood to it. Keith Gordon is perfectly casted and Alexendra Paul really did it for me at the time.

A great one, definitely . I think this one was 61 or 62 on my list. Just missed being a lot higher on this list.

If you would have had it at 60 it would only have added 1 point to the total so would only have moved it up maybe a spot.

 

[JAA]

No need to defend Back to the Future 2. That’s a great sequel. Fine choice.

Im starting a draft thread now, "Worst sequels of the 80s"

1.01: Back to the Future 2

 

[JAA]

83 (tie). Christine
shuke - #34

I know people are looking for horror, but not sure if they were looking for good ones like this or cheesy horror that dominated video store shelves at the time.

Another great by Carpenter that just has an eerie mood to it. Keith Gordon is perfectly casted and Alexendra Paul really did it for me at the time.

Im ok for it being on the list, but #34? Can you unpack what you liked about it so much? Story originality? Acting? Cinematography?

 

[JAA]

83 (tie). Dragnet
Lambskin - #34

I just made the same point to shuke, but seems like a good 101, but why #34 on lammy list?

 

[zamboni]

83 (tie). Christine
shuke - #34

I know people are looking for horror, but not sure if they were looking for good ones like this or cheesy horror that dominated video store shelves at the time.

Another great by Carpenter that just has an eerie mood to it. Keith Gordon is perfectly casted and Alexendra Paul really did it for me at the time.

Im ok for it being on the list, but #34? Can you unpack what you liked about it so much? Story originality? Acting? Cinematography?

Christine really should have been #16

 

[Willy]

No need to defend Back to the Future 2. That’s a great sequel. Fine choice.

Im starting a draft thread now, "Worst sequels of the 80s"

1.01: Back to the Future 2

Ever see:
Teen Wolf Too
Grease 2
Caddyshack 2

 

[zamboni]

No need to defend Back to the Future 2. That’s a great sequel. Fine choice.

Im starting a draft thread now, "Worst sequels of the 80s"

1.01: Back to the Future 2

Ever see:
Teen Wolf Too
Grease 2
Caddyshack 2

It's OK for Michelle Pfeiffer, but that's about it. Maybe just a bit of Adrian Zmed.

 

[otb_lifer]

83 (tie). Christine
shuke - #34

I know people are looking for horror, but not sure if they were looking for good ones like this or cheesy horror that dominated video store shelves at the time.

Another great by Carpenter that just has an eerie mood to it. Keith Gordon is perfectly casted and Alexendra Paul really did it for me at the time.

Im ok for it being on the list, but #34? Can you unpack what you liked about it so much? Story originality? Acting? Cinematography?

Christine really should have been #16

H.o.L. down?

 

[Ilov80s]

No need to defend Back to the Future 2. That’s a great sequel. Fine choice.

Im starting a draft thread now, "Worst sequels of the 80s"

1.01: Back to the Future 2

That’s absolutely insane

 

[Uruk-Hai]

Caddyshack 2

:shudder:

 

[JAA]

No need to defend Back to the Future 2. That’s a great sequel. Fine choice.

Im starting a draft thread now, "Worst sequels of the 80s"

1.01: Back to the Future 2

Ever see:
Teen Wolf Too
Grease 2
Caddyshack 2

 

[Manster]

I've never seen the first grease, let alone the second one......I don't do musicals for the most part, unless they are about cannibals.

To be clear, I've seen parts of grease, I've just ever actually sat down and watched it on purpose.

 

[massraider]

They'll want to read the thread once they see we're picking movies like Toxic Avenger and No Holds Barred.

Shoot, I very much remember this movie rental going 'viral' when I was in high school.

Toxic Avenger was an after school meet up in my buddy's finished basement, where we smoked bad weed and watched this--and then Faces Of Death.

I am sorry to hear your childhood was lacking.

 

[JAA]

and then Faces Of Death.

That monkey scene haunts me.

 

[Scoresman]

They'll want to read the thread once they see we're picking movies like Toxic Avenger and No Holds Barred.

Shoot, I very much remember this movie rental going 'viral' when I was in high school.

Toxic Avenger was an after school meet up in my buddy's finished basement, where we smoked bad weed and watched this--and then Faces Of Death.

I am sorry to hear your childhood was lacking.

I think they're both great picks (one of them is mine after all), but will definitely get a certain level of criticism.

 

[zamboni]

and then Faces Of Death.

That monkey scene haunts me.

I was thinking that same thing when I saw the post.

 

[massraider]

and then Faces Of Death.

That monkey scene haunts me.

I was thinking that same thing when I saw the post.

I can only assume Faces of Death will come along later in the countdown.

 

[Todem]

They'll want to read the thread once they see we're picking movies like Toxic Avenger and No Holds Barred.

Shoot, I very much remember this movie rental going 'viral' when I was in high school.

Toxic Avenger was an after school meet up in my buddy's finished basement, where we smoked bad weed and watched this--and then Faces Of Death.

I am sorry to hear your childhood was lacking.

We are spiritual 80’s brothers…..

 

[Mummy4]

It's OK for Michelle Pfeiffer, but that's about it. Maybe just a bit of Adrian Zmed.

he was never the same after George booted him from "Wham".

 

[massraider]

They'll want to read the thread once they see we're picking movies like Toxic Avenger and No Holds Barred.

Shoot, I very much remember this movie rental going 'viral' when I was in high school.

Toxic Avenger was an after school meet up in my buddy's finished basement, where we smoked bad weed and watched this--and then Faces Of Death.

I am sorry to hear your childhood was lacking.

We are spiritual 80’s brothers…..

Sheeeet, you Florida kids ain't had no basement........

 

[Dan Lambskin]

83 (tie). Dragnet
Lambskin - #34

Tom Hanks best acting role

 

[otb_lifer]

and then Faces Of Death.

That monkey scene haunts me.

It's OK for Michelle Pfeiffer, but that's about it. Maybe just a bit of Adrian Zmed.

he was never the same after George booted him from "Wham".

Zmed was one of the bigger tools to ever trouble daylight (<---- spolier alert to a flick i hope pops up)

coxsman of the doosh canoe Titanic, at that.

Ridgeley, otoh, went on to race F1s, iirc ... a not to be a trifled with fella - CHOOZ LYFE!

 

[Todem]

They'll want to read the thread once they see we're picking movies like Toxic Avenger and No Holds Barred.

Shoot, I very much remember this movie rental going 'viral' when I was in high school.

Toxic Avenger was an after school meet up in my buddy's finished basement, where we smoked bad weed and watched this--and then Faces Of Death.

I am sorry to hear your childhood was lacking.

We are spiritual 80’s brothers…..

Sheeeet, you Florida kids ain't had no basement........

But we had cheap weed….VHS players and a couch.

 

[JAA]

and then Faces Of Death.

That monkey scene haunts me.

I was thinking that same thing when I saw the post.

I can only assume Faces of Death will come along later in the countdown.

70s IIRC

 

[Keith R]

83 (tie). Christine
shuke - #34

I know people are looking for horror, but not sure if they were looking for good ones like this or cheesy horror that dominated video store shelves at the time.

Another great by Carpenter that just has an eerie mood to it. Keith Gordon is perfectly casted and Alexendra Paul really did it for me at the time.

Will never argue against a Carpenter inclusion

 

[The General]

83 (tie). Christine
shuke - #34

I know people are looking for horror, but not sure if they were looking for good ones like this or cheesy horror that dominated video store shelves at the time.

Another great by Carpenter that just has an eerie mood to it. Keith Gordon is perfectly casted and Alexendra Paul really did it for me at the time.

I don't remember much about Christine TBH but this Keith Gordon guy bugged the **** out of me in "Back to School".

 

[Todem]

83 (tie). Christine
shuke - #34

I know people are looking for horror, but not sure if they were looking for good ones like this or cheesy horror that dominated video store shelves at the time.

Another great by Carpenter that just has an eerie mood to it. Keith Gordon is perfectly casted and Alexendra Paul really did it for me at the time.

I don't remember much about Christine TBH but this Keith Gordon guy bugged the **** out of me in "Back to School".

Yeah he got annoying….his dad was awesome and got all hissy on him. STFU….you’re a Mellon!

 

[KarmaPolice]

No need to defend Back to the Future 2. That’s a great sequel. Fine choice.

Im starting a draft thread now, "Worst sequels of the 80s"

1.01: Back to the Future 2

Ever see:
Teen Wolf Too
Grease 2
Caddyshack 2

That doesn't even start in on the crap horror movie sequels

 

[zamboni]

No need to defend Back to the Future 2. That’s a great sequel. Fine choice.

Im starting a draft thread now, "Worst sequels of the 80s"

1.01: Back to the Future 2

Ever see:
Teen Wolf Too
Grease 2
Caddyshack 2

That doesn't even start in on the crap horror movie sequels

I hope that's not a knock on Sleepaway Camp II.

 

[scorchy]

96 (tie). Fright Night
Scoresman - #40

I need to watch this again. Haven't seen it since Halloween night 1987 when the local theater brought it back for a one-off. My girlfriend Crystal didn't tell her mom she was going to see a rated R movie and somehow got busted and grounded for a month. That was that for our relationship. She was cute, and I guess I held it against Roddy McDowell because I haven't seen it since (and, actually, probably didn't see much of it on the night in question either).

96 (tie). Toxic Avenger
Lambskin - #40

Didn't they always show this on [rhonda voice] USA Up...........All Night [/rhonda voice]. I know I've seen it but only on cable.

91 (tie). The Untouchables
shuke - #38

Cued this up a few weeks back after the Rewatchables podcast ep. Had forgotten how great it was.

 

[scorchy]

83 (tie). Dragnet
Lambskin - #34

I'm not sure why I've always loved this movie so much:

(a) PAGAN,
(b) Connie* Swail? Don't you mean "the virgin Connie Swail?
(c) The amazing Dragnet: City of Crime rap video: It's no joke, I'm broke. My rights I can and will invoke. I'm homely, and I'm lonely. But the state cannot disown me

 

[Mr. Mojo]

96 (tie). Fright Night
Scoresman - #40

I'll let Scoresman comment, but this is one that wasn't in my next but definitely 100.

Speaking of 80's sequels, Fright Night Part 2 is one of my favorite sleeper films.
I'm not suggesting it for a top 100 list but I always enjoyed it, especially for a sequel to a good film.
They kept the humor with the horror nicely in it.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

83 (tie). Dragnet
Lambskin - #34

I'm not sure why I've always loved this movie so much:

(a) PAGAN,
(b) Connie* Swail? Don't you mean "the virgin Connie Swail?
(c) The amazing Dragnet: City of Crime rap video: It's no joke, I'm broke. My rights I can and will invoke. I'm homely, and I'm lonely. But the state cannot disown me

Do these look like the breasts of a forty year old woman?

Friday: No ma'am. They're quite impressive... bordering on spectacular.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

Joe Friday: After losing the two previous vehicles we had been issued, the only car the department was willing to release to us at this point was an unmarked 1987 Yugo, a Yugoslavian import donated to the department as a test vehicle by the government of that country and reflecting the cutting edge of Serbo-Croatian technology.

 

[massraider]

I thought Dragnet was a typo.

Who knew?

 

[shuke]

83 (tie). Christine
shuke - #34

I know people are looking for horror, but not sure if they were looking for good ones like this or cheesy horror that dominated video store shelves at the time.

Another great by Carpenter that just has an eerie mood to it. Keith Gordon is perfectly casted and Alexendra Paul really did it for me at the time.

Im ok for it being on the list, but #34? Can you unpack what you liked about it so much? Story originality? Acting? Cinematography?

Sure. I liked it because it's another great by Carpenter that just has an eerie mood to it. Keith Gordon is perfectly casted and Alexendra Paul really did it for me at the time.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

83 (tie). Dragnet
Lambskin - #34

I'm not sure why I've always loved this movie so much:

(a) PAGAN,
(b) Connie* Swail? Don't you mean "the virgin Connie Swail?
(c) The amazing Dragnet: City of Crime rap video: It's no joke, I'm broke. My rights I can and will invoke. I'm homely, and I'm lonely. But the state cannot disown me

Used to call one of my wife’s friends Connie Swail…they never got the joke

 

[scorchy]

I thought Dragnet was a typo.

Who knew?

What can I say, the heart wants what the heart wants. I would have never suggested it for the original list, but perfect for this one.

 

[JAA]

83 (tie). Christine
shuke - #34

I know people are looking for horror, but not sure if they were looking for good ones like this or cheesy horror that dominated video store shelves at the time.

Another great by Carpenter that just has an eerie mood to it. Keith Gordon is perfectly casted and Alexendra Paul really did it for me at the time.

Im ok for it being on the list, but #34? Can you unpack what you liked about it so much? Story originality? Acting? Cinematography?

Sure. I liked it because it's another great by Carpenter that just has an eerie mood to it. Keith Gordon is perfectly casted and Alexendra Paul really did it for me at the time.

One aspect of how the rankings are compiled is that it heavily weights any movie on all 3 lists. I think we may see a bit of a reverse top 10. We will see. However, I think the individual lists will be more compelling.

 

[TripItUp]

83 (tie). Dragnet
Lambskin - #34

Not gonna lie. Thought it was stupid then, and still think it's stupid now.

Doesn't sniff my top 400.